Azophthalocyanine dyestuffs and process for preparing them

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United States Patent [72] Inventors Fritz Meininger;

Hartmut Springer, both of Frankfurt am Main, Germany [2|] Appl. No. 750,783

[22] Filed Aug. 7, 1968 [45] Patented Dec. 7, 1971 [73] Assignee Farbwerke Hoechst Aktiengesellschnft vormals Meister Lucius 8: Bruning Frankfurt am Main, Germany [32] Priority Aug. 12, 1967 [33] Germany [31] P16442254 [54] AZOPHTHALOCYANINE DYES'IUFFS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THEM 6 Claims, No Drawings [52] 11.8. C1 260/147, 8/4, 8/13, 8/41 B, 8/42 R, 8/42 B, 8/50, 8/51,

ll7/l38.8 R, 117/142, 117/144, 260/37 N,

260/556 AR, 260/557 R Primary E.raminerF1oyd D. Higel Attorney-Curtis, Morris & Safford ABSTRACTi Water-soluble azophthalocyanine dyestuffs of the formula (1) R Pes0,N (1) R2 b-l [3 a la-i in which Pc represents phthalocyanine, tetraphenylphthalocyanine, tetrachlorophthalocyanine or the copper, cobalt or nickel compound thereof, A represents the radical -DN=NK or K-N=ND, in which D represents the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, diphenylether or stilbene series, and K the radical of a coupling component of thebenzene, naphthalene, acetylacetacidarylamide or pyrazolone series, R, and R2 each represents hydrogen or alkyl or aryl or together with the nitrogen atom an alkylene-imine ring, R;, and R each represents hydrogen or alkyl from one to four carbon atoms, a, b and c represent integers from one to four, the sum of which being at most six, and Z represents the grouping of the formula (2) or the grouping of the formula (3) wherein R R and R stand for hydrogen, chlorine, hydroxyL- alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, cyano, nitro, sulfonic acid, carboxylic acid alkyl ester, N-monoalkylsulfonic acid amide, N-dialkylsulfonic acid, alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, N- monoalkyl carboxylic acid amide or N-dialkylcarboxylic acid amide group, or R and R a double linkage between C and C, X, and X2 represent halogen atoms, and n represents the integer 0 or 1, said dyestufifs being suitable for the dyeing or printing of fibrous materials consisting of native or regenerated cellulose, wool, silk or polyamides as well as leather, the dyeings or prints obtained on the said fibrous materials being distinguished by high tinctorial strength and by a very good fastness to wet processing and to light.

AZOPHTHALOCYANINE DYESTUFFS AND PROCESS in which R and Z have the above meaning or (b) coupling FOR PREPARING THEM V components of the general formula (6) R The present invention relates to novel water-soluble a azophthalocyanine dyestufi's of the general formula (I) SO2-N K"H R1 I: f :I Pc so2N SO2-N-ANZ 2 lb-l R1 Qa h-1 (6) Pc SOzN (l) R b l in which Pc, K, R, R R,, a, b and c have the meanings given 2 above, with diazo compounds of amines of the general formu- .2i 2i v, We." M in which Pc represents a phthalocyanine radical which may be R4 substituted and which preferably contains a metal, for exam- 1 (7) ple copper, cobalt or nickel, A represents an azo-dyestuff radical of the formula DN=NK r KN= in in which D, R and 2 have the above meanings, in an aqueous which D represents the radical of a halo component, or aqueous-organic medium within a pH] range of from about 3 preferably of the benzene, naphthalene-, diphenyl-, diphenyl 0 to about 10, f bl f about 5 to about 85. etherand stilbene series, and K represents the radical of a Th optimum temperature to b li d i coupling in each coupling component, preferably containing hydroxyoramino individual case and the advantageous pH-range to be maingroups n ri fr m h n -t naphthalene. tained depend on the reaction components used. Whether the acetoacetic acid arylamideand pyrazolone series, radidiazo. and coupling components are [0 {be combined in a pure. cals may both contain watersolubilizing' groups such as SUiaqueous medium or in an aqueous.organic n ediu n de. fohic acid carboxyhc acid E P 1 and 2 each pends likewise on the properties of the starting materials, for represents a hydrogen atom or an alkylor aryl group which example on h i l bilit may be substituted, or form together with the nitrogen atom Th b eifi d diazo m u ds of amines of the an alkylene-imine ring, 3 and 4 each represents a y g general formulas (4) or (7) to be used as starting materials for atom or an alkyl group having one to four carbon m b the process of the present invention, are obtainable from the and c are integers of from 1 to 4, their sum being at most 6 and b i amines f h formulas (4) or 7) b th d k wn per represents a p h of the )9F grqup g of se, for example by a treatment with sodium nitrite in the h mtilalfil presence of mineral acids, especially hydrochloric acid.

X2 F Moreover, the diazotization may be effected by means of X1C -C -F nitrosyl-sulfuric acid or in the presence of a-naphthalene-sul- -CO(CH=CH).,( J C Rt (2) fomc I The diazotizable amines of the formula are obtained in Mme. known manner by reacting phthalocyanine-sulfonic acid chlorides with amines of the general formula 8) Xr-C -C- -F /N D Y o0(oH=oH).. i :J Rt (3) i H .7. tam-N- m a--. L in which R and D have the meanings given further above and in which R R and R each represents a hydrogen or chlorine represehfs ammo g oup or a group that s convert ble atom or a hydroxyl-, alkyl, alkoxy-, phenyl-, phenoxy-, cya into an amino group, for example an acetylammoor a nitro nitro-, sulfonic acid-, carboxylic acid alkyl ester-, N-alkylor group whch a trfmsformed i ammo groups by a 9 N-dialkyl-sulfonic acid amide-, alkyl-sulfonyl-, phenylsulfosequent sapomficatm or feduclwn; P of bemg or or N dialkyl carboxylic acid amide group or unequal l, the phthalocyanme sulfonic acid chlorides are con- RS and R1 represent another linkage between the carbon densed with the amines of the formula (8) with the addition of atoms C and C- X and X each represents a halogen atom, *"P ofthe general formula (9) preferably a fluorine or chlorine atom, and n is 0 or an integer of l, and processes for preparing them. R1

The novel azophthalocyaline dyestuffs of the above general formula (1) may be prepared by coupling (a) diazo compounds of amines of the general formula (4) B? M i (9) i I in which R and R have the meanings given further above. In I: f 1 5 the case of 0 being unequal l, condensation is either effected S0i-ND-NH2 by simultaneously saponifying part of the sulfonic acid chloride groups or with an amount of amines of the formulas (8) and (9) that is not yet sufficient for a complete reaction of all sulfonic acid chloride groups and then saponifying the R2 s4 remainder of the sulfonic acid chloride groups in a special [s 03mm reaction step.

As examples of appropriate compounds of the formula (8) in which Pc, D, R, R, R a, b and 0 have the above meanings, W be memloned with coupling components of the general formula (5) 1 3'dlal nmobenzene l 4fdlammobenzene acetammobenzene, l-ammo-4-acetammobenzene, l ,3- R4 diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-2-sulfonic acid, l,3-diaminobenzene-4-carboxylic acid, l-amino-3- acetaminobenzene- 4-carboxylic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-2- /R1 6 Pc S O2-N H-K-Ih- Z carboxylic acid, l-amino-4-acetaminobenzene-3-carboxylic acid, 2,4-diaminol -chlorobenzene, 2,5-diamino- 1 chlorobenzene, 4-amino-2-acetamino- 1 -chlrobenzene, 3- nitrobenzylamine, 4-nitrobenzylamine, 2-methoxy-5- nitrobenzylamine, 4-methoxy-3-nitrobenzylamine, Z-methyl- -nitrobenzylamine, 4methyl-Snitrobenzylamine 2-chloro-5- nitrobenzylamine, 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzylamine, 3-amino-4- methoxybenzylamine, 3-amino-4methylbenzylamine, 3- amino-4-chlorobenzylamine, N-methyl-3-nitro-benzylamine, N-methyl-4-nitrobenzylamine, N-( 4-nitrophenyl ethylenediamine, N-(4-nitro-2-sulfophenyl)-ethylenediamine, N-( 4-aminophenyl )-piperazine, N-( 4-nitrophenyl piperazine, N-(4-nitro-2-sulfophenyl)-piperazine, B-(4- nitrophenyl)-ethylamine, benzidine, benzidine-3-sulfonic acid, 2-nitro-4-aminophenol, 3-amino-2-chloro-benzylamine- 5-carboxylic acid, 4,4'-diamino-diphenyl ether-2,5-disulfonic acid, lamino-4-acetamino-naphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 4,4- diaminostilbene-2,2-disulfonic acid, 2-arnino-6-(3- nitrobenzoylamino)-toluene-4-sulfonic acid, 2,6-diaminotoluene-4-sulfonic acid, as well as the following compounds of the formulas in which formulas m stands for an integer of from 1 to 6 and R, represents an amino group or an etherified hydroxyor mercap'to group or especially the radical of an organic amine which may be substituted. The above-specified amines may be prepared by methods known per se for the preparation of such compounds (cf. French Pat. No. 1,441,218).

As phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides to be used for the preparation of the phthalocyanine compounds of the formula (4) there may be mentioned, for example, sulfonic acid chlorides of metal-free phthalocyanine; preferably sulfonic acid chlorides of metal-containing phthalocyanines, for example copper-phthalocyanine-( 3 )-tetrasulfonic acid chloride, copper-phthalocyanine-(3)-trisulfonic acid chloride, copperphthalocyanine-(3 )-disulfonic acid chloride, nickel-phthalocyanine-(3) -tetra-sulfonic acid chloride, cobalt-phthalocyanine-(3 )-trisulfonic acid chloride, copper-phthalocyanine- (4)-disulf0nic acid chloride or copper-phthal0cyanine-(4) tetrasulfonic acid chloride. Sulfonic acid chlorides which carry further substituents at the phthalocyanine nucleus, for I example sulfonic acid chlorides of tetraphenyl-copperphthalocyanine or tetrachloro-nickel-phthalocyanine or copper-phthalocyanine-(3 )-disulfonic acid chloride disulfonic acid, are also appropriate. The specified sulfonic acid chlorides are prepared by known methods, for example by the process disclosed in German Pat. No. 89l l 2 l.

Examplary of amines of the formula (9) which may be used for the preparation of the phthalocyanine starting dyestuffs of the formula (4 are the following compounds: Ammonia, methylamine, ethylamine, n-butylamine, benzylamine, aniline, ethanolamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, diisopropylamine, N-methylbenzylamine, N- methylaniline, piperidine, morpholine, diethanolamine, 2- aminoethane-l-sulfonic acid, 2-aminoethane-l-carboxylic acid, 4-aminobenzene-carboxylic acid, 3-aminobenzene-sulfonic acid or 4-aminobenzene-sulfonic acid.

As coupling components of the formula (5) suitable for the process of the invention there are mentioned, for example, compounds which are capable of coupling with the abovespecified diazo compounds of amines of the formula (4), owing to the presence of a hydroxyor amino group linked to an aromatic nucleus. The selected group of the specified coupling components, for example, comprises the following compounds which may be used in the form of their alkali metal salts: l-[m-(B-Z, 2, 3, Btetrafluorocyclobutylacryloylamino) -5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid of the formula ylamino)-phenyl]-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid of the formula HOOC ylamino)-phenyl]-5-pyrazlone-3-carboxylic acid of the formuy l-(fi-Z, 2, 3, 3-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloylamino )-8- hydroxy-naphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid of the formula HOaS- SOaH l-(l'-chloro-2', 2', 3', 3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-carbonylamino)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid of the for mula 2-(13-2, 2, 3', 3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloyamino)-8- hydroxy-naphthalene--sulfonic acid of the formula 2-(B-2', 2, 3', 3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloylamino)-5- hydroxy-naphthalene-7-sulfonic acid and 2-[N-methyl-N-(2'- chloro-Z', 3', 3-trifiuorocyclobutyl-carbonyl)-amino1-5- hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid of the formula i H038 -N-GO-OH-CH2 As appropriate phthalocyanine compounds of the formula (6) capable of coupling, there may be mentioned, for example, compounds in which the radical K represents a radical of the benzene-, naphthalene-, pyrazoloneor acetoacetic acid aryl amide series that has a point capable of coupling. The compounds are prepared by methods known per se, for example by reacting phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides specified further above with amines of the general formula WMMQQ) in which K and R have the meanings mentioned further above. and, if required, with amines of the general formula (9) while if desired, saponifying part of the sulfonic acid chloride groups simultaneously or subsequently.

As amines of the formula 10) there are used primary and secondary amines of the benzene-, napthalene-, pyrazoloneor acylacetic acid arylamide series, which contain in the molecule at least one point capable of coupling, such as amino-phenols, amino-naphthols aminoapthol-carboxylic acid amides, aminonaphthol sulfonic acids, aminoaryl-pyrazlones and acylacetic acid arylamides containing amino groups. Exemplary of such amides of the formula 10) are the following: l -amino-3-hydroxybenzene, l-amino-3-hydroxy-benzene-4- carboxylic acid, l-amino-3-dimethylaminobenzene, l-amino- 7-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, Z-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 1- amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid, 1-(3'- aminophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazlone, l-(4-aminophenyl)-3- methyl-5 -pyrazolone, l-( 3 -amino-2 '-methyl-5 -sulfophenyl 3-methyl-5-pyrazlone, l-(3'-aminophenyl)-5-pyrazolone-3- carboxylic acid, l-(4'-amino-2', 2"-disulfostilbene)-3-methyl- S-pyrazolone, l-(4-amino-2"-sulfodiphenyl)-3-methyl-5- pyrazolone.

As aromatic amines of the formula (7) there may be mentioned the following compounds:

1-(2, 2-dichloro-3', 3-difluoro-cyclobutyl-carbonylamino)- 3-aminobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, l-( l, 2', 2'-trichloro-3', 3- difluorocyclobutyl-carbonylamino)-2-methyl-5- aminobenzenel-sulfonic acid, l-(2'chloro-3, 3-difluorocyclobuten-l-yl-carbonylamino)-2-methyl-5-amino-benzene- 3-sulfonic acid, l-(2', 2'-dichloro-3, 3-difluorocyclobutylcarbonylamino)-2-methyl-3-aminobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, 2- chloro-1(2'-chloro-3', 3 '-difluorocyclobutenel -yl-carbonylamino)-3-aminobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, 6-nitro-l-( l, 2, 2" trichloro-3', 3'-difluorocyclobutyl-carbonylamino)-3- aminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, 2-chloro-l-(2, 2-dichloro-3, 3 -difluorocyclobutyl-carbonylamino )-4-aminobenzene-6-sulfonic acid, l-(B-Z, 2', 3', 3'-tetrafluorocyclobutylacryloylamino)-3-aminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid and l-(B-2, 2 3 3 '-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloylamino )-3- aminobenzene-4-carboxylic acid.

The starting compounds necessary for carrying out the P c S O g-N l Il ]ci 11 in which Pc, A, R R R R a, b and] c have the meanings given further above, with acid chlorides of the formula ZC1, Z representing a group of the formula (2) or a group of the formula (3), at temperatures in the range of from about 0 C. to about C., preferably from about 10 C, to about 30 C., in an aqueous-organic medium within a pH-range of from about 2 to about 10 in the presence of an acid-binding agent.

The starting compounds necessary for carrying out this process are advantageously chosen in such a manner that the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs of the general formula (1) obtained contain such a number of water-solubilizing groups, for example sulfonic acidand/or carboxylic acid groups, as is necessary to achieve sufficient solubility in water.

The azophthalocyanine dyestuffs of the formula l l mentioned which contain amino groups and which are used as starting materials, can be obtained by methods known per se, for example be reacting phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides with amino-azo dyestuffs of the general formula in which R and R have the meanings given further above. In the case of 0 being unequal l, condensation is effected by simultaneously saponifying part of the sulfonic acid chloride groups, or with an amount of amines 0f the formulas l2) and (13), that is not sufficient for the complete conversion of all sulfonic acid chloride groups and then saponifying the remainder of the sulfonic acid chloride groups in a special reaction step,

Exemplary of appropriate amino-azo dyestuffs of the formula 12) are the following compounds:

N NO:

SO H H0 Exemplary of amines of the formula (13) which may be used for the preparation of the phthalocyanine starting dyestuffs of the formula (11), are, for example, the following compounds: Ammonia, methylamine, ethylamine, n-butylamine, benzylamine, aniline, ethanolamine, dimethylamine,

diethylamine, diisopropylamine, N-methylbenzylamine, N- methylaniline, piperidine, morpholine, diethanolamine, 2- aminoethanel -sulfonic acid, Z-aminoethanel -carboxylic acid, 4-aminobenzene-carboxylic acid, 3-aminobenzene sulfonic acid or 4-aminobenzene-sulfonic acid.

The azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs of the formula (11) may furthermore be prepared by coupling diazo compounds of i in which Pc, D, R, R, R a, b and c have the above meanings, with coupling components of the formula 15) in which K and R have the above meanings, or by coupling, for example, coupling components of the general formula Pc S O2-N s om (16) in which Pc, K, R, R, R, a, b and c have the above meanings, with diazo compounds of amines of the formula l7) in which D and R have the above meanings, Coupling components of the formula (15), which are used for the preparation of azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs containing amino groups and corresponding to the formula (1 I) mentioned, are for example amines of the benzeneor naphthalene series which are capable of coupling owing to the presence of a primary or secondary amino group or a phenolic hydroxy group; furthermore pyrozolone derivatives capable of coupling owing to the presence of an enolizable keto-methylene grouping. Coupling components of the type mentioned are, for example, N- methyl-aniline-w-sulfonic acid, m-toluidine, l-amin0-3- methoxybenzene, l-amino-3-methyl-6-methoxybenzene, N- monoacyl derivative of 1,3-diaminobenzene, 1,3- diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, l-aminonaphthalene-6- or 7-sulfonic acid, l-amino-8-oxynaphthalene-3,6- or -4,6-disulfonic acid, 2-amino-8-oxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid and 2- amino-5-oxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, furthermore 1-(3'- or 4-amino)-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, l-(3-amino-2- methyl-5-sulfophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone or l-(3- amino-2 -methyl-5 '-sulfophenyl)-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid.

A's phthalocyanine compounds of the formula (16) which are capable of coupling, there are mentioned, for example, compounds in which the radical K represents a radical of the benzene-, naphthalene-, pyrazoloneor acylacetic acid arylamide series which has a point capable of coupling. These compounds are prepared by methods known per se, for example by reacting phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides of the type specified further above, with amines of the general formula in which K and R have the meanings given above, and, if required, with amines of the general formula 13) as well as, if desired, while saponifying part of the sulfonic acid chloride groups simultaneously or subsequently.

As amines of the formula (18) there are used primary and secondary amines of the benzene-, naphthalene, pyrazoloneor acylacetic acid arylamide series which have at least one point capable of coupling in the molecule, such as aminophenols, aminonaphthols, aminonaphthol-carboxylic acid amides, aminonaphtholsulfonic acids, aminoarylpyrazolones and acylacetic acid arylamides containing amino groups. Exemplary of such amines of the formula 18) are the following: l -amino-3-hydroxybenzene, l-amino-3-hydroxy-benzene-4- carboxylic acid, l-amino-3-dimethylaminobenzene, l-amino- 7-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-amino-5hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, 2-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 1- amino-B-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid, l-( 3 aminophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, l-(4 '-aminophenyl )-3- methyl-S-pyrazolone, l-(3 '-amino-2methyl-5 -sulfophenyl)- 3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, l-(3-aminophenyl)-5-pyrazolone-3- carboxylic acid, l-(4'-amino- 2', 2"-disulfostilbene)-3-methyl- 5-pyrazolone, l 4-amino-2 '-sulf0diphenyl )-3-methyl-5- pyrazolone.

As amines of the formula l7 there may be mentioned the following compounds: l.3-diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, l,3-diaminobenzene-4-carboxylic acid, l,4-diaminobenzene- 3-sulfonic acid, l,4-diaminobenzene-B-carboxylic acid, I- amino-4-methylamino-benzene, 3-aminobenzylamine, 4- aminobenzylamine and 4-amino-benzylamine-disulfonic acid.

As acid chlorides of the formula Z-C1 which are used as reaction components for the process of the invention, there may be used the following compounds: 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-1, 2- chloro-2,3,3-trifluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l, 2,2-dichloro-3,3-difluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l l,2,2-trichloro-3,3-difluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l, lchloro-2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid chloride 4,4dimethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafiuorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l, 4-vinyl-2,2,3,3- tetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l, 2-chloro- 3,3-difluorocyclobutenel-carboxylic acid chlorice-l, 4- ethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutene-1,4-carboxylic acid chloride-l, 3-(2', 2', 3', 3'2'tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride, 3-(2-chloro'2', 3, 3-trifluorocyclobutyl)- acrylic acid chloride, 342', 2'-dichloro-3', 3'-difluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride, 3-(2, 2'-dichloro-3', 3'- difluoro-4-methylcyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride, 3(4'- methyl-2', 2', 3', 3'-tetrafluorocyclobulyl)-acrylic acid chloride.

The compounds of the general formula ZC1 to be reacted according to the invention may be prepared by reacting unsaturated nitriles with halogenated olefms, such as tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoro-chloro-ethylene, l ,l-difluoro- 2,2-dichloroethylene or trifluoroethylene, at elevated temperature and under pressure; by subsequently saponifying the nitriles obtained in an acid medium under known conditions and then converting them into the corresponding acid chlorides. It is also possible to react unsaturated carboxylic acids with halogenated olefins or acid chlorides of unsaturated carboxylic acid with halogenated olefms (of. US. Pat. Nos. 2,441,128 and 2,462,345).

For carrying out the process of the invention in an aqueous or aqueous-organic medium, it is advantageous to use as acidbinding agents hydroxides, carbonates or hydrogenocarbonates, secondary or tertiary phosphates, borates or acetates of metals of the elements of groups 1 to 3 of the Periodic Table, preferably the sodium compounds. For a reaction in an organic medium tertiary organic bases, for example dimethylaniline, pyridine or picolines, are preferably used as acid-binding agents.

The process of the invention may also be carried out above or below the indicated temperature range; however, lower temperatures necessitate longer reaction periods and higher temperatures provide poorer yields. The optimum temperature to be applied in each individual case will depend on the reaction components used.

It is also possible to carry out the process at a pll-l-value inferior to the lower limit of the indicated range, whereby a poorer yield is, however, obtained.

The novel azophthalocyanine dyestuffs of the formula (1) may be finally prepared by condensing phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides of the formula l9) Pc-liQzEl) m in which Pc has the meaning given further above and m is an integer of from 2 to 4, with amino-azo dyestuffs of the formula in which A, R R, and Z have the meanings given further above, and, if desired with amines of the formula (21 As phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides to be used as starting compounds for the process of the present invention, there may be mentioned sulfonic acid chlorides of metal-free phthalocyanine; preferably sulfonic acid chlorides of metalcontaining phthalocyanines, for example, copper-phthalocyanine'(3)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride. copper-phthalocyanine-(3)4risulfonic acid chloride, copper-phthalocyanine (3)-disulfonic acid chloride, niclte|.-phthalocyanine-(3)- tetrasulfonic acid chloride, cobalt-phthalocyanine-(3)-trisulfonic acid chloride, copper-phthaloc;yanine-(4)-disulfonic acid chloride or copper-phthalocyanine-l4)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride. Sulfonic acid chlorides which carry further substituents at the phthalocyanine nucleus, for example sulfonic acid chlorides of tetraphenyl-copper-phthalocyanine or tetrachloro-nickel-phthalocyanine or copper-phthalocyanine- (3)-disulfonic acid chloride disulfonic acid, are also appropriate. The specified sulfonic acid chlorides are prepared by known methods, for example by the process disclosed in German Pat. No. 891,121.

The amino-azo dyestuffs of the formula (20) which are suitable as starting compounds for this process, contain an amino group that can be acylated and renders them capable of reacting with the phthalocyanine sulfonic acid chlorides, and a group Z. The amino group that can be acylated may be contained in the diazo component of the azo dyestuff whereas the group Z is in the coupling component. Conversely, the group Z may also be contained in the diazo component while the amino group that can be acylated is in the coupling component. Finally it is also possible for both groups to be contained in one component of the azo dyestuff, for example in the coupling component. The specified amino-azo dyestuffs are prepared by methods generally known for the preparation of such dyestuffs.

Exemplary of amines of the formula (21 to be used as starting compounds for the process of the present invention, are the following compounds: Ammonia, methylamine, ethylamine, n-butylamine, benzylamine, aniline, ethanolamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, diisopropylamine, N-methylbenzylamine, N- methylaniline, piperidine, morpholine, diethanolamine, 2- aminoethane-l-sulfonic acid, Z-aminoethane-l-carboxylic acid, 4-aminobenzene-carboxylic acid, 3-aminopenzene-sulfonic acid or 4-amino benzene-sulfonic acid.

The process of the invention may also be carried out above or below the indicated temperature range; however, lower temperatures necessitate longer reaction periods and higher temperatures provide poorer yields. The optimum temperature to be applied in each individual case will depend on the reaction components used.

It is also possible to carry out the process at a pH-value inferior to the lower limit of the indicated range, whereby a poorer yield is, however, obtained.

For carrying out the process in an aqueous, aqueous-organic or organic medium, it is advantageous to use as acidbinding agents hydroxides, carbonates or hydrogenocarbonates, secondary or tertiary phosphates, borates or acetates of metals of the elements of groups 1 to 3 of the Periodic Table, preferably the sodium compounds, or tertiary organic bases, for example dimethlaniline, pyridine or picolines.

The starting compounds necessary for carrying out the process of the invention are advantageously chosen in such a manner that the azophthalocyanine dyestuffs of the general formula (1) obtained contain such a number of water-solubilizing groups, for example sulfonic acidand/or carboxylic acid groups, as is necessary to achieve sufficient solubility in water.

The azophthalocyanine dyestuffs obtainable by the three methods mentioned above are isolated by salting them out, for example, with sodium or potassium chloride and/or by acidifying them with a mineral acid or by concentrating the neutral aqueous dyestuff solutions by evaporation, preferably at moderately elevated temperature and under reduced pressure.

The novel azophthalocyanine dyestuffs obtainable by the three above methods are suitable for dyeing and printing various materials, for example wool, silk, leather and linear polyamides, especially materials of fibrous structure which contain hydroxyl groups, for example linen, regenerated cellulose and, above all, cotton.

The dyeings are prepared, for example, by direct dyeing from a dyebath containing agents having an alkaline action and, if desired inorganic salts, for example alkali metal chlorides or alkali metal sulfates, at room temperature or at elevated temperature, for example in the range of from about 50 to 100 C.

If the dyestuffs applied have no, or only a weak, affinity to the fiber, it is advantageous to impregnate the fibrous material in the could or at a moderate temperature with the aqueous solutions of the dyestuffs which may contain agents having an alkaline action, orinorganic salts, to squeeze off the material and to fix the dyestuffs applied, if desired after intermediate drying.

If the padding liquor used contains an agent having an alkaline action, fixing is effected, for example, by steam treatment, thermofixing or allowing the impregnated material to dwell for several hours. The fixing method chosen depends on the type and amount of the alkali used.

When impregnating baths that do not contain an agent having an alkaline action, are used, the impregnated material is then introduced, for example, into an alkaline bath containing salts and then subjected to one of the above fixing methods.

As agents having an alkaline action, there are preferably used alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates and 30 bicarbonates, alkali metal phosphates, alkali metal borates or alkali metal silicates or the alkali metal salts of trichloro-acetic acid or mixtures of the above compounds.

For use in textile printing the novel dyestuffs are dissolved in water, if desired with the addition of usual adjuvants, for example urea or dispersing agents, and then mixed with thickening agents, for example methyl cellulose or alginatethickeners. Then the above-specified alkalies are added to the I pastes thus obtained and the material is then printed in usual manner. Fixation is then effected by a steam treatment or thermofixation in known manner.

The fibrous material may, however, also be printed with neutral or weakly acid printing pastes that do not contain agents having an alkaline action. In this case, the fibrous material is treated with agents having an alkaline action, prior to or after printing, for example by passing it shortly through a salt-containing alkaline solution, and then it is subjected to one of the above fixing methods. In very simple manner, fixing may also be effected by passing the printed material through a hot salt-containing alkaline solution.

15 SOrNH- 5 they are not intended to limit it thereto, the parts being by weight unless stated otherwise.

EXAMPLE I Twenty-one parts by volume ofa lN-sodium nitrite solution were added to a solution of 12.5 parts of the nickel-phthalocyanine compound of the formula in 100 parts by volume of water and this mixture was slowly stirred into a mixture of 200 parts of crushed ice and 50 parts by volume of a 2N-hydrochloric acid so that the temperature did not exceed .+l0 C. The whole was stirred for half an hour below 10 C., a possible excess of nitrous acid was then destroyed by means of amido-sulfonic acid and then a neutral iced solution of 9 parts of l-[m-(B-2',2',3',3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloylamino)-phenyl]-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid of the formula I cFrcm N in 200 parts by volume of water and then five parts of crystalton a green shade having a very good fastness to wet processing.

When, instead of the above-specified nickel-phthalocyanine compound, the diazotizable phthalocyanine derivatives indicated in the following table were used, azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs having similar properties and yielding the shades indicated in the following table were obtained.

Ex. N0. Diazo-component Shade 2 Green.

SO2NH NH2 CuPe 803B SOzNH- NH2 NiPc l a li, s

SO2-NH NH;

NiPc CHz Ex. No. Diazo-component Shade 24... i V P 7 Do.

\ S Oz-NH NHz CoPc S H a lm S O2NH- NHz CuPc S 0 H S Oz--NH- -NH2 NlPt: S 0311 1 EXAMPLE 27 Twenty-two parts by volume of a lN-sodium nitrite solution were added to a solution of 10.9 parts of the nickelphthalocyanine compound of the formula NiP c I a ha in parts by volume of water and then 10 parts of crystallized sodium acetate were added thereto. When the coupling was complete the 2120 dyestuff formed was salted out with sodium chloride, isolated by filtration and dried. There were obtained 59 parts of the salt-containing dyestulf which in the presence of agents having an alkaline action, dyed cotton violet shades having a very good fastness to wet processing.

When in the above example, instead of l-(B-2,2'.3',3'- tetrafluorocyclobutyl-acryloylamino)-8-hydroxynaphthalene- 3,6-disulfonic acid, the coupling components mentioned in the following table were used. azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs having similar properties and yielding the shades mentioned in the following table were obtained.

19.7 parts of l,3-diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid in 400 parts by volume of water were adjusted to a pH of 8 by adding an aqueous 2N sodium carbonate solution. At room temperature a solution of 25 parts of B-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride in 50 parts by volume of acetone was added thereto dropwise and by simultaneously adding a 2N sodium carbonate solution the pH value was maintained 75 the whole was stirred for several hours while cooling with ice.

The diazo suspension thus prepared was allowed to flow slowly into a solution which had been adjusted to pH 8 by means of sodium hydroxide solution and which consisted of 64.6 parts of the phthalocyanine compound of the formula NlPc Ex. No. Coupling component Shade 8 Oz-NH- N Green. 43.... NiPc [s Oz-NH-QCOOHlz Do.

Grey. S 0 1112 51.... CuPe[SOa-NH NH-C O-CH2-- O O CH3]; Blue-green.

COOH

Ex. v No. Coupling component V Shade CH3 I r s (3H3 I|I is :NH- -NV S 03H 1.6 52..." NiPe Green.

CH; 5101B H0 8 OH ,li

53 NiPe Olive.

[SOaH1m O 0 OH H035 I|I 54". NiPc Do.

[ a lm C O OH 3 B01-NH N 55 NiPc- SOz-NH Green.

EXAMPLE 56 OH [S O:--NH- N Sixteen parts of l,3-diaminobenzene-4-carboxylic acid were Nip: C 0 OH O 0 0H- acylated in the manner described in the first paragraph of ex- [S03E12 ample 41 with B-(2,2,3,S-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acidchloride and the acylation product obtained was diazotized in the manner disclosed in example 41 and then coupled with 64.6 parts of the phthalocyanine compound of the'formula indicated in example 41. After isolation and drying there were obtained I45 parts of a salt-containing green dyestufl of the following formula: I

Shade Green.

Diazo component l S Oall EXAMPLE 65 Forty-two parts by volume of a [N sodium nitrite solution were added to a solution of 25 parts of the nickel-phthalocyanine compound of the formula NlPc S 03H in 200 parts by volume of water and parts by volume of a 2N sodium hydroxide solution and this mixture was slowly stirred into a mixture of 400 parts of crushed ice and 100 parts by volume of a 2N hydrochloric acid so that the temperature did not exceed +10 C. The whole was stirred for half an hour below 10 C. and then a possible excess of nitrous acid was destroyed by means of amidosulfonic acid. A solution of 4.7 parts of 3'aminotoluene in 22 parts by volume of a 2N hydrochloric acid and parts of water and then 20 parts of sodium acetate were added thereto. As soon as the coupling was complete, the dyestuff formed was filtered off and washed with dilute sodium chloride solution until free from the excess of 3-aminotoluene.

The moist filter residue was dissolved in 250 parts of water by adding 19 parts by volume of a 2N sodium hydroxide solution until neutral reaction occurred. Below 5 C. 15 parts of 3- (2',2',3',3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylicacid chloride were added dropwise to this solution while maintaining a pH within the range of from 5.3-5.7 by simultaneously adding crystallized sodium acetate. When the reaction was complete, the dyestuff was separated by adding potassium chloride, filtered off, washed with saturated potassium chloride solution and dried. There were obtained 37 parts of the salt-containing green dyestufi which applied from an alkaline bath dyed cotton a green shade having a very good fastness to wet processing.

When in the above example instead of 3-amino-toluene equivalent amounts of l-amino-3-methoxybenzene, l-amino- 3-methyl-6-methoxybenzene, l-amino-3-acztoaminobenzene, S-aminophenyl-urea, 1-aminmnaphthalene--sulfonic acid, 2- amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 2-amino-5- hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, or l-amino-S-hydroxynaphthalene-3,o-disulfonic acid were used, dyestuffs having similar properties were obtained.

EXAMPLE 66 I45 parts of the azophthalocyanine dyestuff of the formula v EW- .4 were dissolved in 400 parts of water while adding a sodium hydroxide solution. The pH of the solution was adjusted to 6 by adding acetic acid. After cooling at a temperature below 5' C., 98 parts of 3-(2',2',3,3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride were added dropwise to this mixture and the pH- value was maintained within the range of from 5.5 to 6 by simultaneously adding sodium hydrogen carbonate. When the reaction was complete the dyestuff formed was completely separated by adding sodium chloride, filtered off, washed with sodium chloride solution and dried. There were obtained 24 parts of the salt-containing green dyestuff which, applied from an alkaline bath, dyed cotton a green shade having very good fastness to wet processing.

Dyestuffs having similar properties were obtained when using instead of 3-(2',2,3',3'-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-acrylic acid chloride equivalent amounts of the following acid chlorides:

2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l )2- chloro-2,3,3-trifluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride- ,2,2-dichloro-3,3-difluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l l ,2,2-trichloro-3 ,3-difluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l,

l-chloro-2,2,3,B-tetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l l-methyl-2 ,2,3 ,3-tetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid chloride-l 4,4-dimethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid chloride-l acid acid

EXAMPLE 67 27.4 parts of the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff of the formula prepared by coupling diazotized 4-aminobenzyl-aminodisulfonic acid with a condensation product of nickel-phthalocyanine(3)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride and 4 mols of l-(4'- amino-phenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, were dissolved in 500 parts of water while adding a sodium hydroxide solution. The pH of the solution was adjusted to 7.5 by adding acetic acid, below 5 C. 26 parts of 3-(2,2',3',3-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)- acrylic acid chloride were added dropwise to this mixture while maintaining the pH within the range of 77.5 by simultaneously adding sodium hydrogen carbonate. When the reaction was complete the dyestuff obtained was completely separated by adding sodium chloride, filtered off, washed with a sodium chloride solution and dried. The yield amounted to 42 parts of this salt-containing green dyestuff which, applied from an alkaline bath, dyed cotton and regenerated cellulose green shades having very good fastness to wet processing.

Reactive azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff having similar properties and yielding the shades indicated were obtained using in the above example, instead of the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff containing amino groups and corresponding to the above-indicated formula, the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuffs containing amino groups indicated in the following table:

Ex; No. Azophthalocyanine dyestuff Shade 68 CH3 Green.

N 1 N=N'CHzNHz S Oz-NH N 0H NiPc 5 Damn. i

69 Co on -N=N NH2 S 02-NH- N v 0H 1103 s CuPc 70 OH Grey green.

S 0 N H- N=N- NiPe H 035-- NH:

1, 2 I OaBh. s

were dissolved in 200 parts by volume of water while adding a 35 sodium hydroxide solution until neutral reaction occurred. 965 parts of nickel-phthalocyanine-(3)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride were added to this solution in the form of a moist filter cake, one part by volume of pyridine was added thereto and the pH-value was maintained within a range of some 6.5 to 7.5 during the reaction which set in, by adding sodium hydrogen carbonate. When the condensation was complete and the pH-value did not change anymore, the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff formed was separated by salting out, filtered off, washed free from starting dyestuff and dried. There were obtained 30 g. of a salt-containing green dyestuff which in the presence of agents having an alkaline action dyed cotton fabrics clear green shades.

EXAMPLE 74 9.7 parts of nickel-phthalocyanine-(3 )-tetrasulfonic acid chloride were introduced in the form of a moist filter cake into a neutral solution of 19.5 parts of diaminoazo dyestuff of the formula HOaS in 750 parts of water. One part by volume of pyridine was added thereto and the pH-value of the reaction mixture was maintained within the range of from 7-7.5 during the reaction which set in, by adding sodium bicarbonate. When the condensation was complete the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff formed was completely separated by salting out, filtered off, washed free from the starting dyestuff and dried. There were obtained parts of salt-containing green dyestuff which in the presence of agents having an alkaline action dyed cotton fabrics fast green shades.

Dyestuffs having similar properties were obtained using in the above example instead of the above-mentioned aminoazo dyestuff, equivalent amounts of the following dyestuffs:

LII

HOaS

EXAMPLE 9.7 parts of nickel-phthalocyanine-(S )--tetrasulfonic acid chloride were introduced in the form of a moist filter cake into a neutral solution of 22.1 parts of the aminoazo dyestuff of the formula in 600 parts of water. One part by volume of pyridine was then added thereto and in the course of the condensation the pH value of the reaction mixture was maintained within the range of from 77.5 by adding dropwise 2N aqueous amonia. When the reaction was complete the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff was completely separated by salting out, filtered off, washed free from the starting dyestuff and dried. There were obtained 36 parts of a salt-containing green dyestufi which in the presence of agents having an alkaline action dyed cotton fabrics fast green shades.

Dyestuffs having similar properties were obtained using in the above example, instead of nickel-phthalocyanine-(3)- tetrasulfonic acid chloride, equivalent amounts of nickel-phthalocyanine-(3)-trisulfonic acid chloride, copperphthalocyanine-(B)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride, copperphthalocyanine-(3)-trisulfonic acid chloride, copper-phthalocyanine-(3)-disulfonic acid chloride or copper-phthalocyanine-(4)-tetrasulfonic acid chloride.

EXAMPLE 76 Twenty-one parts by volume of a 1N sodium nitrite solution were added to a solution of 12.5 parts of nickel -phthalocyanine-compound of the formula S OzNH -NH2 N iPc S 03H in 100 parts by volume of water and 10 parts by volume of a 2N sodium hydroxide solution and the mixture was slowly stirred into a mixture of 200 parts of crushed ice and 50 parts by volume of a 2N hydrochloric acid so that the temperature did not exceed .-HOC.

Then an iced solution of 6.9 parts of dihydrochloride of the compound of the formula in l50 parts by volume of water was added thereto and coupling was effected at a pH-value of 3 which had been adjusted and maintained with sodium carbonate. When the coupling reaction was complete the azo-phthalocyanine dyestuff obtained of the formula in which Pc represents copper phthalocyanine cobalt phythalocyanine or nickel phthalocyanine, A represents D-N N-K- or -KN=ND, wherein D as the radical of a diazo component stands for phenylene, monosulfophe nylene, lower alkyl-phenylene, lower alkoxy-phenylene, carboxy-phenylene, hydroxy-phenylene, monosulfo-lower alkoxy-phenylene, monosulfo-chloro-phenylene, monosulfonitro-phenylene, disulfo-phenylene, benzylene, chloro-carboxy-benzylene, disulfo-benzylene, monosulfo-naphthylene,

NH-CHr-CHy- S 0 H 7 o S 03H s 01H s our NHCO SO1NH -CHCH1 s out 01' S0 N CHzCHz-NH-f WNII- Q .k.-. .WW, 7 v t 5 3 and K as the radical of a coupling component stands for amino-phenylene, lower alkoxy-phenylene, lower alkyl-phenylene, lower alkyl-lower alkoxy-phenylene, hydroxy-carboxyphenylene, carbamido-phenylene, acetylamino-phenylene, monosulfonaphthylene, monosulfo-hydroxy-phenylene, disulfo-hydroxy-phenylene,

CFz-CF2 NHCOCH=CHCH-CH2 NHCOCH COCH3 S 03H \Z NHCO-CH COCHa coon NHCO-CH .Q Q V d -CH3 HHCOOH ll-ICHs l N l N HO IIO\ k N N N I I I H038 CH3 W-(DHJ N or N HO- HO- SOQH $0311 I i CH R and R represent hydrogen or lower alkyl, R and R 4 The dyestuff of the formula represent hydrogen or lower alkyl a,b' and c represent integers l I C F C F R1 1 5 Q 2 2 wherein R represents ibw'r'aliiyfcfiriiim, R and R represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, vinyl or phenyl, X and X represent chlorine or fluorine, and n stands for the integer 0 or 1 A 2. Th d t ff of th f l V 2O 5. The dyestuff of the formula C O OH (3 0 0H L-=N SOFNH' *NZN SOT-NH -N=N I l N N CuPc\ -S 03H 0H p 403E 0H [5 O H]1,s [5031112 I NH-CO- H: H- H l O 0 E 2 NH-COCH=CHCH-CHZ Q Q I OFF-C F,

3. The dyestuff of the formula The dyestuff of the formula 40 c 0 0H CH3 l 1lq SOZNH N=N- SO2NH- N N NiPc -SO;H OH -s 03H H soam [s 0 11] NH-CO-CH=CHCHCH2 I CF 0 F T Q 7 2 z --NHC O-CH=CH-(l)H-(l3H 1' 5 CFz--C F1 1 5 

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